Triple
T10799176
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William De Witt |
E254792
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasEtymologicalNote |
P58900
|
FINISHED |
| Object | De Witt is a Dutch surname meaning the white or the fair-haired |
E250857
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: De Witt is a Dutch surname meaning the white or the fair-haired | Statement: [William De Witt, hasEtymologicalNote, De Witt is a Dutch surname meaning the white or the fair-haired]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Witt is a Dutch surname meaning the white or the fair-haired Context triple: [William De Witt, hasEtymologicalNote, De Witt is a Dutch surname meaning the white or the fair-haired]
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A.
from Dutch "de" meaning "the" and "Witt" related to "white" or a pale person
chosen
De Witt is a Dutch surname historically referring to a fair-haired or pale-complexioned person.
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B.
Witte
Witte is a surname most notably associated with Edwin E. Witte, an American economist often called the “father of Social Security” for his key role in shaping U.S. social welfare policy.
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C.
Nederlander family
The Nederlander family is a prominent American theatrical dynasty known for owning and operating numerous major Broadway and live-entertainment venues.
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D.
Buxhoeveden family
The Buxhoeveden family is a Baltic German noble lineage historically prominent in Livonia, producing influential clerics, military leaders, and administrators in the medieval and early modern periods.
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E.
Dender (Dutch)
Dender (Dutch) is the Dutch name for the Dender River, a tributary of the Scheldt flowing through Belgium.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aa61c15c8190a1839550c56e75e1 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d733366c408190bfd3b57be5ef2440 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69de566352608190ab15e3a4b690c9a5 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:17 p.m.